Judge Halts Proceeding – Public Defenders Step In – After Undocumented Worker Was Abandoned By His Attorney

Sep 16, 2016

courthouse — Beaver County Courthouse / photo by John Paul

A Beaver County Judge temporarily halted a hearing for an undocumented worker today after his private attorney failed to show up for court and the man expressed uncertainty through an interpreter about why he had been sitting in the Beaver County Jail for weeks. Manuel De Jesus Pineda-Reyes appeared before Judge Kim Tesla today to…

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John Paul is an award-winning investigative journalist and founder of BeaverCountian.com. He reports full time for the site with a focus on public watchdog journalism.

Judge Halts Proceeding – Public Defenders Step In – After Undocumented Worker Was Abandoned By His Attorney

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